Course

Screen Culture - SAHT3614

Faculty: Faculty of Art & Design

School: School of Art & Design

Course Outline: Download course outline (PDF format)

Campus: Paddington

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3

Excluded: SAHT9209

CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Information and screen culture is central to the shaping of the political and economic structures and cultural experience of contemporary global society. The impact of screen culture is pervasive and deeply integrated into everyday life and yet digital media are also capable of generating and communicating complex and highly critical cultural insights. Topics covered in this subject include authorship, virtual communities, utopianism, cyberculture, gaming, interactivity, privacy, censorship and intellectual property. Social responsibility and ethical action in digital media practice is explored through a critical understanding of the significance and impact of screen culture.
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